Tag Archives: solids

And this time it’s peas… Zachary’s first ‘real’ solid food not counting rice cereal. It went really well; he really enjoyed the peas, happily smacking his lips with each spoonful. His reaction to the first taste was more like “hey, … Continue reading →

…his first rice cereal! It wasn’t much earlier tonight, but it was enough. About a tablespoon of dry rice cereal, mixed with breastmilk, fairly thinly. For his first time, it probably seemed like a lot to him! He wasn’t quite … Continue reading →

The hair…has been cut! It wasn’t really THAT long… but there were some ‘wings’ that were sticking out behind his ears that were apparently driving his mother crazy. Twelve bucks and literally about twelve snips later, we were done. He … Continue reading →

This morning Dad’s working at his desk when he hears a repetitive noise behind him; he’s not sure what it is, so of course he turns to look… It’s Benjamin, CLAPPING. We’ve been practicing clapping with him a little bit, … Continue reading →

It was great, but a little overwhelming in the end for Benjamin, with it spread out over a couple locations and several days. Thanks to everyone for their kind words about his growth and development and everything. :) Benjamin enjoyed … Continue reading →

OK, so he’s eating solids, and eating quite well. That’s great. He’s also teething, and that’s great too… but he’s soooooo messy now when he eats! He’s recently decided that he should stick his left thumb or another finger (but … Continue reading →

Did you know?

In early November 2008, Zachary has become skilled enough at climbing up and down our stairs at home that we no longer feel like we have to watch him all that closely around them. He climbs up well and pretty quickly, and scoots down on his belly just fine. He's not yet the speedy down-slider Benjamin was, but he's trying. ;)